Two months ago at the Consumer Electronics Show, a new partnership between hardware manufacturer Xi3 and Valve seemed bright and happy. The two companies had announced a “development stage system ...

Xi3, the hardware manufacturer behind the grapefruit-sized $1,000 Piston PC, has said it was asked to specifically build a product by Valve amid growing confusion about the relationship between the ...

Piston, the Valve-funded gaming PC from Xi3, could be the big Steam Box-style break that the Big Picture was designed for. Nic Healey Senior Editor / Australia Nic Healey is a Senior Editor with CNET, ...

Xi3 has been one of the more inventive PC builders in the field, designing its Modular Computers in the belief that small, more upgradable desktops are the way of the future. The company is planning ...

Xi3 has revealed the release date for the Piston, the company's modular PC-based gaming console. Unfortunately, a mixture of questionable marketing terminology and lack of crucial system ...

Valve's oft-rumored "Steam Box" is making its first public appearance at CES 2013 thanks to a newly announced partnership with mini-PC maker Xi3. Xi3 today announced "an investment from Valve ...

CES 2011 is just around the corner, and that always means that innovative ideas will start to pop up as the show draws closer. Many show attendees have already submitted their products for CES 2011 ...